Toronto FC is parting ways with designated player Federico Bernardeschi with the expectation that fellow Italian Lorenzo Insigne will follow him out the door.

The post Lorenzo Insigne-Federico Bernardeschi era began quietly for Toronto. There was no superstar exit bounce. TFC’s brief lifeline arrived on seventy minutes when Theo Corbeanu’s incoming square ball deflected off NYCFC goalkeeper Tomas Romero and spun over the line for an own goal, cutting TFC’s deficit to 2-1.

NEW YORK - Toronto FC, in its first outing since buying out the contacts of Italian designated players Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, was beaten 3-1 by New York City